In lang=en terms the difference between rake and steep
is that
rake is to incline from a perpendicular direction while
steep is to imbue with something.
As nouns the difference between rake and steep
is that
rake is a garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil or
rake can be slope, divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular or
rake can be a man habituated to immoral conduct or
rake can be (provincial|northern england) a course; direction; stretch while
steep is a liquid used in a steeping process.
As verbs the difference between rake and steep
is that
rake is to use a rake on (leaves, debris, soil, a lawn, etc) in order to loosen, gather together, or remove debris from or
rake can be to proceed rapidly; to move swiftly or
rake can be (uk|dialect|dated) to walk about; to gad or ramble idly or
rake can be (provincial|northern england) to run or rove while
steep is (ambitransitive) to soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item.
As an adjective steep is
of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.